Sunday 10 July 2011

Class J72......69023 "Joem"

69023.... As a guest engine at Tanfield railway.

60923.... Reversing up to pick up a coal train 
69023....Nice shot of the driver
I remember seeing one of these engines when i was a kid working as the station pilot at Newcastle Central Station in the 1960's.  They were always well polished and looked like a green jewel with the smart green livery.  This design had a fantastic history, first built in1898 and the last batch built in 1951...what an achievement for this design,  when it's right, don't change it.

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